Trout fishing with spoons.

SamV · May 19, 2021

Does anybody have any tips for catching trout with spoons?

Grant22 · May 19, 2021

Lil Cleo spoons are my favorite, you can fish them in current or still water. They are extremely versatile little lures. I guess Kastmasters are technically spoons also and I would highly recommend those too. The thing with spoons is that you want to fish them slow, they will start to spin if they go to fast and that isn't really fishing them effectively.

troutdude · May 20, 2021

Grant22 said:
Lil Cleo spoons are my favorite, you can fish them in current or still water. They are extremely versatile little lures. I guess Kastmasters are technically spoons also and I would highly recommend those too. The thing with spoons is that you want to fish them slow, they will start to spin if they go to fast and that isn't really fishing them effectively.

DING DING DING!!! I've been using Little Cleo's for a few decades now. You can cover a lot of water with spoons that you can't, with other methods too. And I agree...go slow and low with your spoons.

Getting a copy of this book, will help to get you up to speed.

Grant22 · May 20, 2021

troutdude said:
DING DING DING!!! I've been using Little Cleo's for a few decades now. You can cover a lot of water with spoons that you can't, with other methods too. And I agree...go slow and low with your spoons.

Getting a copy of this book, will help to get you up to speed.

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Lots of steelhead techniques can be applied to trout too

Orgwayne · May 20, 2021

was lucky many years ago to get 4 gray and one black squirrel in a weekend in my uncles 80 acre woods, sent the tails off to Mepps in Antigo Wis and made into lures, kind of neet
Wayne

hobster · May 20, 2021

This is my go to for trout. Thomas Buoyant spoons are the best for trout in my opinion. Can’t go wrong. I strictly use cleos for steelhead, they are the bees knees for steel. I’m pretty sure Thomas’ are cheaper and easy to find in small trout sizes. @troutdude has the best advice, that book is the Bible of spoon fishing. Slow and low baby!

troutdude · May 20, 2021

Grant22 said:
Lots of steelhead techniques can be applied to trout too

Thank you buddy...I meant to mention that.

troutdude · May 20, 2021

hobster said:
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This is my go to for trout. Thomas Buoyant spoons are the best for trout in my opinion. Can’t go wrong. I strictly use cleos for steelhead, they are the bees knees for steel. I’m pretty sure Thomas’ are cheaper and easy to find in small trout sizes. @troutdude has the best advice, that book is the Bible of spoon fishing. Slow and low baby!

THIS! I'll be dropping some Thomas Buoyant's OFF of the Detroit Dam tomorrow morning!

When still fishing they can be dropped into the still water and retrieved or jigged. Fish will attack them, primarily, on the drop.

MrMatt923 · May 21, 2021

Kastmaster and Thomas Bouyant for me. McKenzie river, cast out... Let sink a touch, then jerk to straighten and real slow. Fish either hit on fall or sometime on slow retrieve.

Trout fishing with spoons.

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